Now now you are changing your stance here, first you said that they have a decent list, just haven't gelled.
Not really. They are a decent list and in terms of Tests, it's a great list and considering their Test records, they couldn't be seen to be offering them less than, say, 20/20 specialists. It's just that it was a risk picking guys who are great Test players and it didn't come off. It was not a risk without merit considering that in the 20/20 WC, guys who did well at Tests and ODI's did well and 20/20 specialists didn't do all that well but a risk nonetheless. It didn't come off and the responsibility rests within the franchise. I guess I'm just reacting to people saying (not you) "My goodness, what a waste of money!" like it's a moral offence when it's nothing more than an investment which didn't pay off and entirely the responsibility of the franchise itself. There's no grass-roots cricket or person on the street who is affected by spending of the owner. If he'd paid them billions, still wouldn't change a thing other than to just look really dumb.
28 off 23, 4 or 5 boundaries, as long as he was there, they had a chance to win, got out to a ball trying to work it away for 2 because the guy at the other end sucks and there is virtually no batting to come. I know he could have done better but jeez man... if Karthik was struggling.....................
also, NOT moving the boundary ropes in in some of the centres where they had done it earlier.
yeah... there has to be. But what if this is just a vision that went wrong? You know, plans fail, sometimes ppl make bad decisions... You can see it every game how much it is hurting Rahul and how hard he is trying. He messed up at the first step... I don't really see what else he can do except to come out in the open and accept that he failed. I don't think he has failed as much tactically given the team he got, but the fact is that he himself was the man who selected the guys in the team and as such, he needs to accept the blame for that.
You have to understand that the owners of the team mostly are very successful people and do not like losing. Mallya, the owner of the Bangalore team has been so successful gaining the lion's share of the liquor business in India, moving to create the jazziest (and what is arguably the best airline in the country) airline in India, and then buying an F1 team. If plans fail and the team is not winning on the ground, he (and a fair few others) will take steps to try and change things. This is the first time we have seen a step taken as the news of a CEO changing is reported in the media but I am sure that many team owners have pulled their teams before this as well directly or indirectly.
I wasn't really talking abt that though... I get all that.
Would love Sachin opening the bowling then... lol ...Cricinfo predicts Warne will open the batting (going by the lineup) and Warne says he has a few tricks and it wil be fun if it comes off
Yes he is a awesome player, just gets under my skin.
